The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-01

1 NuAhed seven true DIil5.
Crops, vegetables and fruits in Homes
county, are in fine condition.
The Presbyterians Of Vicksburg are If.
iering their parsonage for sale.
An artificial stone mandatory win he
the next enterprise in Greenville.
The Kirmess will come off in Natcbez
on the nights Of June IA, Is and IS.
The W. c. T. L. met in Columbus Sat
urday, with large number OF delegates
present.
The l., n. o. st. R. r. now runs dav-
light trains between New Orleans and
Greenville
The southern terminus Of the Gulf and
Ship Island railroad has been located at
Mississippi City.
A very severe hail storm visited Wavnes-
boro' last week, doing great damage to
timber and crops in the vicinity.
Miss Mary Griffin, student at the Port
Gibson Female College, aged 10 years,
died last week, after severe illness.
Judge Van Eaton has been appointed a
member Of the Board Of Visitors to the Ma
val academy at Annapolis.
Queen Niotoria's birthday was observed
by her subjects in the shipping at Scran-
ton. Flags were flying and the loyal SUBJ
jects were very merry.
Harperville College faculty is to be en-.
tirely changed with the exception Of its
President and Professor of Sciences, at the
beginning Of next session.
Mr.. Northrop, who made such a success
OF oyster shipping from our coast last win
ter, has just planted 5000 barrels OF reef
oysters for next Fall's shipping.
The Aberdeen Amateur Opera Company
presented the Chimes of Normandy to an
appreciatiye audience last week, and scored
another brilliant success.
Col. S. NJ. Meek, Of Columbus, will adj
dress the graduating class of Franklin
Female College, at Holly Springs, on We'd
nesday next, Sth inst.
Miss Belle Holmes, a young musician Of
Yazoo City, has published piece of music
which she dedicates to the Yazoo Herald.
We extend thanks for copy.
Smedes' Gulf View Hotel, at Mississippi
City, is rapidly filling with guests, all OF
whom agree that ii is one Of the most
pleasantly situated hotels in the South.
West Point is discussing the question Of
building in some central point a commodi-
GUS brick building, in which to establish
free public graded school Tor boys and
girls.
The first cotton bloom Is reported. The
man who brings one to the Reveille office
will please come by the undertaker's shop
and get his measure taken.-Port Gibson
Reveille.
A meeting of the Brookhaven citizens
LaIl law oh Itar
company was organized to be known as the
"Hamilton Guards" Forty names
were enrolled.
L. Hudson * Son, of Terry, shipped &c
bushel of peaches to Chicago on the 18th
teen dollars is good deal to pay for a
bushel of peaches.
Will Evans of the Sub-Soiler & Demo.
crat, "boiled Mississippi down" to such
pulp last week, that it was an extremely
difficult thing to discover the ingredients OF
the mixture.
A crazy negro recently escaped from the
+. NJ. Insane Asylum, and found his way
to Shubuta, where he amused himself by
frightening every one he met. He was
finally captured and returned to the Asy
lum.
A citizens meeting was held in Aberdeen
last week, to consider plans for the coming
election, to ratify the donation of $4,000
to the Kansas City, Memphis q Birming-
ham road. The meeting was quite enthu-
siastic.
J. NJ. Bruce, at Hemingway, Carroll
county, last week shot three times at his
son-in-law, who had recently eloped with
his daughter No one was very seriously
injured but further trouble is antici-
pated.
Mr.. Subway Johnston Williams, a stu
dent of Mississippi College, at Clinton,
procured leave of absense Tor few days
recently, made trip to Livingston, Ala,
and brought back with him bride, for
merly Miss Alma Trott, of Livingston.
Mr.. w. w. George, of the First National
Bank OF Meridian, has been appointed
Receiver for the Ragsdale estate, and will
very soon proceed to sell large quantity
of valuable real estate for the purpose Of
paving off the debts on the estate.
The elegant young men who are soldier
inc for the inn as members of the Nicks-
burg Southrons and Memphis Merchants
Zouaves refused to march in the line with
snigpers" in the grand review in Washing
ton Yesterday. They evidently belong to
the old South, not the new one.-Chicago
Mail.
Mr.. r. S. Peters, prominent citizen Of
Tallahatchie county, is being tried in Wi
mona on the charge of grand larceny. The
trial is creating much excitement and in
terest. as the gentleman stands high in his
own county, and has host of friends 10
stand by him in his trouble, who believe
| in his innocence and propose to see him
| we'll out of the affair.
The Vicksburg Harbor Committee has
been assured that the following members
| Of the River Commission will be present
at the meeting to be held in that city, June
8. Gen. Gilmore, of New York, President;
| Cen. S. w. Ferguson, of Greenville, Miss.
Mai. b. NJ. Harrod, OF New Orleans Maj.
| Sentter. of St. Louis Col. Il. L. Taylor, of
Indiana, and Captain S. 5. Leach, Secre-
tary.
An old Vicksburg boy, Mr.. Nick Fouse
has patented a sprinkler with which to
sprinkle growing crops of cotton with the
liauid used to exterminate cotton worms
The tank is adjusted to two-wheel yehi-
Gle that can be drawn through field by q
mule. and holds fifty gallons OF the fluid
When working this fluid is sprinkled over
distance of nine rows in width. The
snrinklers can be sold for sixty-five dol
lars each, and will doubtless be of great
benefit TO the farmers. Five have been
sold already and their owners pronounce
them as filling all needed requirements.
We take the following account of tn,
boiler explosion in Natchez, from tele-
gram to the Commercial-Herald:
NArcHEz. MAY 2S.-About ESQ O'Clock
, this morning the boiler of the Matches
, Cotton Factory exploded with terrific VIC
} lence. entirely demolishing the engine
!, room and the pickery, which was above
Il and bursting in the wall of the mail
building. causing the roof to settle In the
centre ii the building. The smoke-stacE
Was almost entirely demolished. and tn
! large factory was injured to the extent o
r,anv Thousand dollars. The mill hand
ro 40 work at 6 o'clock, and most OF then
were in their places when the explosion
occurred. A scene of the widest terro
: prevailed among the $50 men, women an'
children in the factory. 1t was KNOW
that several were killed and many NOR
or less injured, and the anxiety and grie
of those who had friends and relatives
the mill was heartrendlng-
TIE FIRE organization of the city wa
soon ON hand and relief parties were 500
~ work rescuing those who were caugf
4 in the falling building. All but two {
4 The sufferers. Henry Muller and George
! McNeaI. were soon taken from the ruin
3 These two were deeply covered with falie
e debris and the relief parties were sever.'
hours in reaching them. McNeal was Il
f;rst removed and he was found TO be qul
> daad his head being mashed TO jell
y On to this time, 1880, Muller has n
(, been found. 1t is believed that he i dea
VI The following is list OF the killed al
se injured: -